Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy
| Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy | |
|---|---|
| Береговые войска ВМФ Российской Федерации Beregovye voiska | |
 Emblem of the Russian Navy | |
| Founded | 27 March 1930 |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Navy |
| Type | Motorized infantry Naval infantry Naval Spetsnaz |
| Role | Amphibious reconnaissance Amphibious warfare Anti-aircraft warfare Armoured warfare CBRN defence Coastal defence and fortification Cold-weather warfare Combined arms Counter-battery fire Electronic warfare Forward observer Maneuver warfare Military intelligence Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Urban warfare |
| Size | 35,000 personnel[1] |
| Part of | Russian Navy |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Viktor Astapov |
The Coastal Troops (Russian: Береговые войска, romanized: Beregovyye voyska) are a service arm of the Russian Navy. Their missions are to protect Russian fleets' forces, personnel, and seashore objects from enemy surface ships; to defend naval bases and other important facilities of the Fleets from land attacks, including amphibious and air assaults; to participate in amphibious and air assaults; to support the Russian Ground Forces in defending against airborne and amphibious assaults; and to destroy enemy surface ships, boats and amphibious transports in their operational area.[2]
Subordinate branches and equipment
[edit]The Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy include three branches:[2]
- Coastal Defence Missile Artillery
- Motorized coastal defence troops
- Naval Infantry
Brigades and battalions are the main organizational elements of the Coastal Troops.[2]
The Coastal Troops are mainly equipped with combined arms armaments and equipment. They are also armed with coastal missile systems (CMSs) that launch anti-ship guided missiles, stationary and mobile artillery mounts designed to destroy sea and ground targets, and other weapon systems.[2]
List of units
[edit]Chief of the Coastal Forces - Major General Sergey Vitalyevich Pushkin
- 72nd Coastal Missile Brigade (Smolyaninovo, Primorsky Krai).
- 216th Electronic Warfare Regiment (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai)
- 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai)
- Brigade HQ: Reconnaissance Battalion, Engineer Battalion, Logistics Battalion, Signal Company, Amphibious Company, Anti-tank Company, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Squad
- 59th Naval Infantry Battalion
- 47th Air Assault Battalion
- Tank Battalion
- 287th Artillery Divizion
- 288th Air Defence Divizion
- 40th Naval Infantry Brigade (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatsky Krai)
- Brigade HQ: Reconnaissance Battalion, Engineer Battalion, Logistics Battalion, Signal Company, Amphibious Company, Anti-tank Company, MLRS Divizion, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Squad
- Naval Infantry Battalion
- Air Assault Battalion
- Tank Company
- Artillery Divizion
- Air Defence Divizion
- Rifles Company
- 520th Coastal Missile-Artillery Brigade (Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- 1036th Coastal Missile-Artillery Divizion (Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- 830th Coastal Missile-Artillery Divizion (Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- 412nd Coastal Missile-Artillery Divizion (Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- 574th Coastal Missile-Artillery Divizion (Iturup Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- 789th Coastal Missile-Artillery Divizion (Simushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- Kunashir Island Coastal Missile-Artillery Divizion (Kunashir Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- Matua Island Coastal Missile-Artillery Divizion (Matua Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- 97th Coastal Artillery Divizion (Iturup Island, Sakhalin Oblast)
- 140th Communications Center (Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai)
- 471st Electronic Warfare Center (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatsky Krai)
- 474th Electronic Warfare Center (Shtykovo, Primorsky Krai)
- 1532nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatsky Krai). Since April 2015, the regiment is armed with S-400 air defence system.
Chief of the Coastal Forces - Major General Denis Lyamin
- 22nd Army Corps
- 127th Reconnaissance Brigade (Nakhimov district, City of Sevastopol)
- Brigade HQ: Signal Battalion, Logistics and Support Company, Engineer Company, EW Company, Military Police Company, Chemical Protection Group, Medical Unit
- Reconnaissance Battalion
- ELINT Battalion
- Psychological Warfare Company
- UAV Company
- 126th Guards Coastal Defence Brigade (Perevalnoe, Republic of Crimea). Since 2019, the brigade is armed with Tornado-G MLRS.
- Brigade HQ: Reconnaissance Battalion, Engineer Battalion, Logistics Battalion, Signal Battalion, EW Company, Air Defence Company, Sniper Company, Chemical Protection Company, Medical Company, Howitzer Divizion, MLRS Divizion
- 1st Motorized Battalion
- 2nd Motorized Battalion
- Mountain Infantry Battalion
- Tank Battalion
- 8th Coastal Artillery Regiment (Simferopol, Republic of Crimea). Since 2019, the regiment is armed with Tornado-G MLRS.[3]
- 127th Reconnaissance Brigade (Nakhimov district, City of Sevastopol)
- 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade (Gagarinsky district, Сity of Sevastopol)
- Brigade HQ: Reconnaissance Battalion, Engineer Battalion, Logistics Battalion, Signal Company, Amphibious Company, Anti-tank Company, Flamethrower Company, Artillery Divizion
- 557th Naval Infantry Battalion
- 542nd Air Assault Battalion
- 547th Air Defence Artillery Divizion
- 538th Logistics and Support Battalion
- 382th Separate Naval Infantry Battalion (Temryuk, Krasnodar Krai)
- 388th Separate Marine Reconnaissance Unit (Nakhimov district, City of Sevastopol)
- 11th Separate Coastal Missile-Artillery Brigade (Anapa, Krasnodar Krai)
- 15th Coastal Missile-Artillery Brigade (Lenin district, City of Sevastopol)
- 854th Coastal Missile Regiment (Khersones AFB, City of Sevastopol)
- 475th Electronic Warfare Center (Balaklava District, City of Sevastopol)
- 1096th Anti-Air Missile Regiment (Nakhimov district, City of Sevastopol)
- 68th Naval Engineer Regiment (Evpatoria, Republic of Crimea)
- 4th Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops Regiment (Nakhimov district, City of Sevastopol)
- 133th Logistics and Support Brigade (Bakhchisarai, Republic of Crimea)
- 1127th Artillery Repair Unit (Nakhimov district, City of Sevastopol)
Chief of the Coastal Forces - Lieutenant General Andrei Guschin
- 11th Army Corps
- 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- Division HQ
- 79th Motor Rifle Regiment
- 275th Motor Rifle Regiment
- 280th Motor Rifle Regiment
- 11th Tank Regiment
- 20th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 26th Automobile Battalion
- Signal Battalion
- Engineer Battalion
- 152nd Guards Missile Brigade (Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 244th Artillery Brigade (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 7th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 22nd Air Defence Missile Regiment (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 46th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 40th Separate Signal Battalion (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 44th Air Defence Division (Gvardeysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- Division HQ
- 183rd Air Defence Missile Regiment
- 1543rd Air Defence Missile Regiment
- 81st Radio-Technical Regiment
- 336th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- Brigade HQ: Sniper Company, Airborne Company, Signal Company, Anti-tank Missile Divizion, Flamethrower Company, Engineer Company, Logistics and Support Company, Medical Company, Military Police Squad
- 877th Naval Infantry Battalion
- 879th Air Assault Battalion
- 884th Naval Infantry Battalion
- 724th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 1612th Self-Propelled Artillery Divizion
- 1592nd Self-Propelled Artillery Divizion
- 1618th Air Defence Missile Divizion
- 25th Coastal Missile Brigade (Donskoe, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 69th Naval Engineer Regiment (Gvardeysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 302nd Electronic Warfare Regiment (Gvardeysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 313th PDSS Detachment (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 473th PDSS Detachment (Kronstadt, City of Saint Petersburg)
- 319th Military Police Battalion (Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 1488th Separate Automobile Battalion (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 561st Naval Reconnaissance Detachment (Parusnoye, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 841st Electronic Warfare Center (Yantarny, Kaliningrad Oblast)
- 742nd Communications Center (Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast)
Chief of the Coastal Forces - Lieutenant General Dmitry Kraev
- 14th Army Corps
- Corps HQ
- 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast). Trained for combat operations in the Arctic region and protecting interests of Russia on the continental shelf.
- Brigade HQ: Signal Battalion, Logistics and Support Company, Engineer Company, UAV Company, Military Police Company, Chemical Protection Group, Medical Company
- 1st Motorized Battalion
- 2nd Motorized Battalion
- Reconnaissance Battalion
- 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade (Arctic) (Pechenga, Murmansk Oblast)
- Brigade HQ: Signal Battalion, Logistics and Support Company, UAV Company, Military Police Company, EW Company, Courrier Detachment
- 583rd Motorized Battalion
- 658th Motorized Battalion
- 664th Motorized Battalion
- 60th Guards Tank Battalion
- 274th Guards Engineers Battalion
- 416th Artillery Divizion
- 471st Howitzer Divizion
- 382nd MLRS Divizion
- 871st Anti-tank Divizion
- 226th Missile Air Defence Divizion
- 246th Air Defence Divizion
- 58th Signal Battalion (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)
- 61st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade (Sputnik, Murmansk Oblast):
- Brigade HQ: Signal Company, Logistics and Support Company, Rifle Company
- 874th Naval Infantry Battalion
- 876th Air Assault Battalion
- 317th Naval Infantry Battalion
- 318th Naval Infantry Battalion
- 886th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 1591st Self-Propelled Artillery Divizion. Armed with Nona-SVK
- 1611th Self-Propelled Artillery Divizion. Armed with Gvozdika
- 1617th Anti-Air missile Artillery Divizion. Armed with 2K22 Tunguska
- 180th Naval Engineer Battalion
- 75th Naval Infirmary. It is the main hospital of the Northern Fleet, consisting of a mobile detachment of medical workers for operations in the combat formations of the landing force.
- 536th Guards Coastal Missile-Artillery Brigade (Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast)
- 63rd Naval Engineer Regiment (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)
- 99th Tactical Arctic Detachment (Kotelny Island, Sakha Republic)
- 71st Tactical Arctic Detachment (Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast)
- 160th PDSS Detachment (Vidyaevo, Murmansk Oblast)
- 269th PDSS Detachment (Gadzhiyevo, Murmansk Oblast)
- 313rd PDSS Detachment (Sputnik, Murmansk Oblast)
- 741st Communications Center (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)
- 186th Electronic Warfare Center (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)
- 211th Naval Infantry Security Battalion (Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)
- 58th Separate Security Company (Gadzhiyevo, Murmansk Oblast)
- 177th Naval Infantry Regiment (Kaspiysk, Republic of Dagestan) (in service with the BTR-82, BTR-80, MT-LB)[4]
- 414th Guards Naval Infantry Battalion (Kaspiysk, Republic of Dagestan)
- 727th Naval Infantry Battalion (Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast)
- 46th Coastal Missile Divizion (Kaspiysk, Republic of Dagestan)
- 847th Coastal Missile Divizion(Kaspiysk, Republic of Dagestan)
References
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This article incorporates text by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ The Military Balance 2017. — P. 216.
- ^ a b c d "Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy". mil.ru. Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Russian coastal troops in Crimea armed with Tornado-G MLRS | October 2019". 8 October 2019.
- ^ В Каспийске завершено формирование 177-го полка морской пехоты; В новом полку морской пехоты Каспийской флотилии прошло первое занятие по предметам боевой подготовки / mil.ru
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